LPRC discusses parks and rec mission statement

The Kirksville Parks and Recreation Department is working to put together a mission statement.

Lakes, Parks and Recreation Commission members discussed the mission statement during a meeting on Tuesday at City Hall.

For the last several months, the group had discussed developing a mission statement for the LPRC. On Tuesday, Parks and Recreation Director Rodney Sadler noted the City of Kirksville’s ordinance currently has a mission statement for the group.

Sadler also read a proposed mission statement for the Parks and Recreation Department to LPRC members.

“The mission of the Kirksville Parks and Recreation Department is to improve the quality of life for residents of all ages by developing and maintaining parks, opens spaces and trails, and recreational facilities while exhibiting excellence in programming, fiscal responsibility, and environmental stewardship,” the proposed statement reads.

“We’re ultimately guided by the missions, visions and goals of the city, but if you feel that you need something different, then certainly let me know,” Sadler said.

LPRC members seemed mostly agreeable with the proposed statement. One suggestion included moving “programming” higher among the listed items.

Sadler encouraged the group to review the statement and present any changes at its next meeting.

“Maybe if all of you could use your expertise and kind of think about it over the next month, maybe pull from your experiences in the organizations that you’ve worked with and businesses that you’ve been a part of and see what you think,” Sadler said. “As a general idea, this is kind of what we feel is pretty good.”

In other business, Sadler plans to look at the City of Kirksville’s park master plans and put together a comprehensive list in an effort to develop a capital improvement scoring guide.

LPRC members had been working to develop a scoring guide that would be used to prioritize potential projects for the parks.

Sadler said he plans to put together a comprehensive list of capital projects in the master plans and have a draft for the group to review in February.

“Let me present something maybe a little bit more appropriate to you and maybe it’ll be in conjunction with the current list of the capital projects that are listed through master plans, or ones that may come to light once we start the process of the getting somebody involved with the pool design and community center design,” Sadler said.

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